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Chicken Ramen for the Queer Soul

By Kevin Mutta, UG'24 Whenever I went to the mall in Chennai, I’d visit the convenience store on the ground floor— “Tryst Gourmet,” which...

3 days ago

The Green Room: Can Ashokan Theatre Move Past its Tainted Prologue?

By Ragini Bakshi, UG'24 (TW: Mentions of Sexual Harassment, Kirdaar) Amongst emerging Ashokan clubs is “The Green Room,” the new theatre...

Jul 28

Chess in Chennai: India's Unlikely Olympiad

By Gautam Goel, UG'23 India has geared up for the 44th Chess Olympiad, being hosted in Chennai at the Four Point Hotel on the East Coast...

Jul 27

New Constitution should create Cabinet autonomy and address student apathy: Ministers

By Anushree Pratap, UG '23 In a series of Cabinet interviews conducted by The Edict from 9th June to 21st June, Ministers of the Student...

Jul 26

Ashoka Ultimate: The NCUC Notebook

By Rohan Agarwal, UG23, and Kartikay Dutta, UG23 Forced into over two years on the sidelines because of Covid-19, Ashoka Ultimate made...

Jul 23

Drafting Committee introduces new SG structure in first open meeting

By Yashika Singla, UG '24 The Constitution Drafting Committee (CDC) held an open meeting on 21st July to present the ideas they had been...

Jul 15

An Insight into the IQC: Ashoka’s Handling of the Pandemic

By Anoushka Singh (UG'24), Lekha Donur (YIF'22) and Prithaa More (UG'24) As Ashoka shifted to an offline setting and tried to navigate...

Jul 8

1 in 3 Students Surveyed Report Poor Experiences with Ashoka Infirmary

By Sankalp Dasmohapatra, UG '24 With the Spring Semester now at a close, it was clear that in the short time students were allowed back...

Jun 27

“What They Gon’ Say Now?”: The Warriors Dynasty Prevails Against All Odds

By Arjun Khanna, UG23 “Thompson grabs his left knee… now writhing in pain,” said Mike Breen as Steph Curry slammed the ball on the floor...

Jun 4

The Edict’s IPL 2022 End-of-Season Awards

By Samhith Shankar, UG24 For the first time since 2019, the Indian Premier League returned to India in 2022, welcoming back thousands of...

May 20

Appeals for Workers’ Funds Make Rounds as WWC Proves Inadequate

By Edict Newsdesk Staff The Milaap fundraiser for workers being run by the Employee Welfare Committee (EWC) of the Student Government...

Apr 30

The Future of the SG Constitution: Three Questions

Sankalp Dasmohapatra UG '24 (Note: The author is a member of the political party Leher, and the views expressed in this article are the...

Apr 17

Redefining Politics in India with Rishvanjas Raghavan

By Meera C G , YIF '19 Rishvanjas Raghavan, or Rishi, as he is known, is on a mission to transform local governance in the city of...

Apr 12

Sattva: Settling the Fate of the SG?

Raunaq Singh Bawa and Vishnu Prakash UG ‘24 On Sunday April 3rd, The Edict interviewed three party members from the newly-formed student...

Mar 31

SG Unveils the Way Forward for the Drafting Committee

By Sankalp Dasmohapatra UG '24 On March 24th the Student Government held its second open meeting with regards to the newly proposed...

Mar 23

A Dosa, A Relationship and Two Houses: All the Things I Want (from Meenakshi Sundereshwar)

By Aditya Padinjat, UG'24 I can recall the moment Meenakshi Sundareshwar was dead to me. I know some of you may think this is a film...

Mar 22

SG Proposes Drafting of New Constitution in First Offline Townhall

By Raunaq Bawa UG '24 On 15th March Tuesday, the Student Government convened a meeting with the student body at Takshila—the first...

Mar 16

Borders, Bakeries, and Biryani : Indo-Pak Relations through a Foodie’s lens

By Amogha Sharma, UG'23 Imagine walking down a narrow street, awakened by the heady aroma of assorted breakfast staples: halwa-poori,...

Mar 10

UG22’s Detachment from Student Politics : A Recurring Trend?

Divya Ravindranath UG '24 The aftermath of the recent HoR elections has been marked with introspection and tough questions about the...

Mar 4

Dept. of Political Science: A Thinning Herd

by Devansh Mittal and Ragini Bakshi (UG '24) Riya, a freshman in Ashoka, wanted to take the introductory course in Political Theory this...

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